spot

Noun

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
  • he made a huge blot on his copybook
    

• a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
  • an eight-spot
    

• a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

• a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

• a small piece or quantity of something
  • a spot of tea
    
  • a bit of paper
    
  • a bit of lint
    
  • I gave him a bit of my mind
    

• a slight attack of illness
  • he has a touch of rheumatism
    

• a job in an organization
  • he occupied a post in the treasury
    

• a business establishment for entertainment
  • night spot
    

• a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
  • they changed his spot on the program
    

• a small contrasting part of something
  • a bald spot
    
  • a leopard's spots
    
  • a patch of clouds
    
  • patches of thin ice
    
  • a fleck of red
    

• a blemish made by dirt
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
    

• an outstanding characteristic
  • his acting was one of the high points of the movie
    

• a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

• a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  • this is a nice place for a picnic
    
  • a bright spot on a planet
    

Verb

• mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
  • spot the areas that one should clearly identify
    

• become spotted
  • This dress spots quickly
    

• make a spot or mark onto
  • The wine spotted the tablecloth
    

• mar or impair with a flaw
  • her face was blemished
    

• detect with the senses
  • The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
    
  • I can't make out the faces in this photograph
    

• catch sight of

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  blot , smear , smirch , stain , spotlight , pip , bit , touch , position , post , berth , office , billet , place , situation , speckle , dapple , patch , fleck , maculation , smudge , daub , slur , point , topographic point , blob , blemish , recognize , recognise , distinguish , discern , pick out , make out , tell ap